Kathryn A Fisher
McMaster University/Research Associate (I)
2025 Salary
$100,598Total compensation $100,832, including $234 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2025
Employer Rank
#1,956McMaster University
Years on List
52020–2025
Peak Salary
$130,5612022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2020–2025
$114,190 in 2020 is worth about $136,862 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Research Associate (I)McMaster University | $100,598Benefits $234Total $100,832 |
| 2023 | Research Associate (I)McMaster University | $106,678Benefits $212Total $106,890 |
| 2022 | Research Associate (I)McMaster University | $130,561Benefits $282Total $130,842 |
| 2021 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $122,587Benefits $349Total $122,935 |
| 2020 | Assistant ProfessorMcMaster University | $114,190Benefits $267Total $114,457 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2025 estimate
Take-home on Kathryn A Fisher's 2025 salary of $100,598 comes to roughly $74,433 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 20.5% effective) is deducted. That is about 6% less than the $106,678 paid in 2023. For comparison, the median Research Associate I on the 2025 list was paid $108,776; this salary is about 8% less. Members of OMERS, OTPP, HOOPP or OPTrust typically take home another 7–10% less after pension contributions, which this estimate leaves out.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$74,433
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~20.5%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$5,507
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~26.0%
- vs. 2025 Research Associate I median
- −8%
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Estimate only: 2025 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.